Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has granted a total of more than $23 million to Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District through multiple programs to address issues of affordable housing. The funds are divided among several local housing authorities, as well as city- and county-level governments throug... Read more »
This week, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Ted Yoho (R-FL-03) introduced the Nutrition Education Act to address childhood obesity by ensuring students are learning how to maintain a healthy, balanced diet at school. “Nearly one in three children in America is overweight or obese. This is not only a public health issue, it’s an economic issue: childhood obesity alone costs an estim... Read more »
I know that health care is on a lot of people's minds, and it's on mine too -- especially as Washington Republicans continue to threaten access to care for the people who need it most, like our seniors, the disabled, children and people with pre-existing conditions. I want you to know that I will continue to stand opposed to efforts to undercut Medicare, Medicaid, and the Patient Protection and Af... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced the Transit Bus Procurement Act to make it easier and more cost-effective for small local public transit operators to purchase new buses through the federal General Services Administration (GSA). “Buses are often the only form of public transportation for people in small towns. They’re also vital to connecting people to jobs and senior ... Read more »
Members of Congress Matt Cartwright and Susan Wild have joined seven of their colleagues to voice concern over Medicaid changes they say could put beneficiaries at risk. On Feb. 6, Cartwright and Wild, along with members of the Pennsylvania Democratic Congressional delegation, sent out a loud-and-clear message in opposition of the Healthy Adult Opportunity, a demonstration that the Centers for Med... Read more »
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) has joined his colleagues in the Pennsylvania Democratic Congressional delegation in an effort to prevent cuts to the Medicaid program, which has helped millions of Pennsylvanians access affordable health care. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Rep. Cartwright and his colleagues advocated for the nearly 3,000,000 Pennsylva... Read more »
Yesterday evening, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) voted to pass H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, in the U.S. House, bold legislation to strengthen workers’ collective bargaining rights. “The right to collectively bargain is a time-honored tradition in Northeastern Pennsylvania, but this tradition has been under attack,” said Rep. Cartwright. “For decades, lar... Read more »
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) will provide $32,171,975 to Pennsylvania in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grants, to clean up and repurpose abandoned coal mines. More than $170 million in AML Reclamation funding will be available to states and tribes in FY 2020. “AML ... Read more »
In September 2014, my life changed forever when my 2½-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Despite our private insurance plan, the pharmacy bill for his insulin was outrageous. Though insulin was invented in 1922, its inflation-adjusted per-unit price tripled, at least, between the 1990s and 2014, and insulin costs per patient nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016. Additionally, my husband ... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that Scranton Lackawanna Head Start received $8,777,315 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). These funds are used for the continuation of comprehensive, high quality, early childhood education for children in Lackawanna County. “The Head Start programs help ensure children in disadvantaged families ... Read more »
